Fender fastenable to a bicycle bracing post

ABSTRACT

A fender fastenable to a bicycle bracing post includes at least a fender body and a fastening assembly. The fender body has a front section on which a concave portion, a slit and a holding space are formed. The slit can be opened elastically to allow a bicycle rear fork to be held in the holding space. The fastening means and the fender body can be coupled and adjusted to quickly install the fender on the bicycle bracing post. As a result more space is available to hold other bicycle accessories.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a fender fastenable to a bicyclebracing post and particularly to a fender that is different from theconventional fender by fastening to the bicycle bracing post to increaseinstallation space for other bicycle accessories.

2. Description of the Prior Art

Refer to FIG. 1 for a conventional fender 11 installed on a bicycle 10.The fender 11 has a fastening means 111 at a front end to clip a seatpost 12 of the bicycle 10. To meet user's requirements there are a widevariety of bicycle accessories have been introduced such as alarmlights, article holding boxes, article holding bags and the like. Theseat post 12 happens to be a desirable location to hold theseaccessories. Because the fender 11 has already been installed on theseat post 12, installation of the other accessories become difficult.This creates a lot of troubles for users.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the aforesaid problem, the present invention aims to providea fender fastenable to a bicycle bracing post that is different from theconventional fender. It includes at least a fender body and a fasteningassembly. The fender body has a front section on which a concaveportion, a slit and a holding space are formed. The slit can be openedelastically to allow a bicycle rear fork to be held in the holdingspace. The fastening means and the fender body can be coupled andadjusted to quickly install the fender on the bicycle bracing post.Therefore the seat post that originally holds the fender can be freed tohold other bicycle accessories.

In one aspect the fender has a tail end to fasten to an alarm light toenhance safety of bicycle riding.

In another aspect the tail end of the fender can be coupled with anextension plate. The extension plate has side edges wedged in innersides of the fender body and is extendable to a longer length by pullingaccording requirement. The extension plate has a distal end which can becoupled with an alarm light to enhance safety of bicycle riding.

The foregoing, as well as additional objects, features and advantages ofthe invention will be more readily apparent from the following detaileddescription, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a conventional fender in an installationcondition.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross section of the invention in an assembly condition.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the invention in an operating condition.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective of another embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of another embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 9 is a cross section of another embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of another embodiment of the invention in anoperating condition.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIGS. 2, 3, 4 and 6, the invention provides a fender 2which includes at least a fender body 2 and a fastening assembly 3.

The fender body 2 has a front section which includes a concave portion21, a slit 23 and a holding space 22. The slit 23 has two endscommunicating respectively with the concave portion 21 and the holdingspace 22, and can be elastically opened to allow a rear fork 62 of abicycle 6 to be held in the holding space 22. The concave portion 21 hasat least one pliable pad 214 bonded thereon and one side 211 with acable threading hole 213 and a fastening hole 212 formed thereon, andanother side with a hinge seat 215 formed thereon to be coupled with aholding member 24.

The fastening assembly 3 is corresponding to the concave portion 21 toclip a bracing post 61 of the bicycle 6. It includes a body 31, a cable32, a tuning bolt 33 and a fastening member 34. The body 31 has a upperrim and a lower rim that have respectively a threading hole 311 formedthereon to allow the cable 32 to tread through. The fastening member 34is located at a rear side of a wall 210 of the concave portion 21, andhas at least a cable fastening end 341 to be fastened by an open end 322of the cable 32, and a screw hole 34 to be fastened by the tuning bolt33.

The holding member 24 is a plate to hold the cable 32 tightly, and hasone end with a flange 241 formed thereon. The flange 241 has a pin hole242 to receive a pin 217 to hinge with another pin hole 216 formed onthe hinge seat 21 5. There is a notch 243 behind the flange 241 to allowa closed end 321 of the cable 32 to be latched thereon.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, to install the invention on the bracing post61, first, move the concave portion 21 outwards from two sides toelastically extend the slit 23 to a larger size to allow the rear fork62 to run through and be held in the holding space 22; select a desiredelevation on the bracing post 61 for installation; latch the closed end321 of the cable 32 on the notch 243 of the holding member 24 with theopen end 322 of the cable 32 threading through the cable threading hole213 to be fastened to the cable fastening end 341 of the fasteningmember 34; and insert the tuning bolt 33 into the fastening hole 212 atone side of the concave portion 21 to be fastened with the screw hole342 of the fastening member 34. The tuning bolt 33 has an action end 330to be engaged with a tool A for turning. The tuning bolt 33 has anannular groove 331 close to the action end 330 to be clipped by anelastic clip 332. Hence when the tool A is in operation the tuning bolt33 is confined to the wall 210 and rotates without moving away. Thefastening member 34 can be moved forwards or rearwards along the tuningbolt 33 to move the cable 32 forwards or rearwards to adjust thetightness thereof (referring to FIGS. 4 and 5). After the cable 32 hasbeen adjusted at a desired tightness, swivel the holding member 24rearwards about the pin 217 to lean over the fender body 2 to enhancethe fastening firmness.

Refer to FIG. 7 for another embodiment of the fender of the invention.The fender body 4 has a tail end which can be coupled with an alarmlight 49 to enhance bicycle riding safety.

Refer to FIG. 8 for yet another embodiment of the fender of theinvention. The fender body 5 can be coupled with an extension plate 59which has two lateral edges 590 wedged in flutes 503 formed at two innersides of fender body 5 (referring to FIGS. 9 and 10). Thereby the fendercan be extended to a desired length according to requirements. Theextension plate 59 has one or more fastening holes 592 and 593. Thefender body 5 has a fastening screw hole 501 to receive a screw 502 torun through the fastening holes 592 and 593 to fasten the fender body 5and the extension plate 59. The extension plate 59 further has a tailend to couple with an alarm light 591. Thus the alarm light 591 can bemoved at an extended position according to requirements to enhanceriding safety.

In short, the invention is different from the conventional fenderstructure, and provides more space to hold other bicycle accessories. Italso can be coupled with the alarm light to enhance riding safety. It isa novel design and offers a significant improvement over theconventional bicycle fenders.

While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been set forth forthe purpose of disclosure, modifications of the disclosed embodiments ofthe invention as well as other embodiments thereof may occur to thoseskilled in the art. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended tocover all embodiments which do not depart from the spirit and scope ofthe invention.

1. A fender fastenable to a bicycle bracing post comprising at least afender body and a fastening assembly, wherein: the fender body has afront end which has a concave portion, a slit and a holding space formedthereon, the slit having two ends communicating respectively with theconcave portion and the holding space so that the slit is elasticallyopenable to allow a rear fork of a bicycle to be held in the holdingspace; the fastening assembly is corresponding to the concave portion toclip the bicycle bracing post.
 2. The fender of claim 1, wherein theconcave portion has one side which has at least one cable threading holeand one fastening hole formed thereon.
 3. The fender of claim 1, whereinthe concave portion has another side which has a hinge seat formedthereon to be coupled with a holding member, the holding member having aflange at one end and a notch behind the flange.
 4. The fender of claim1, wherein the fastening assembly includes a body, a cable, a tuningbolt and a fastening member, the body having a upper rim and a lower rimthat have respectively a threading hole formed thereon to allow thecable to tread through, the fastening member being located at a rearside of a wall of the concave portion and having at least one cablefastening end to be fastened by an open end of the cable and a screwhole to be fastened by the tuning bolt.
 5. The fender of claim 1,wherein the fender body has a tail end coupling with an alarm light. 6.The fender of claim 1, wherein the fender body is coupled with anextension plate which has two edges wedged in inner flutes formed atinner sides of the fender body.
 7. The fender of claim 1, wherein theconcave portion is bonded to at least one pliable pad.